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  • Large Yellow Vintage Seed Beads Large Yellow Vintage Seed Beads
    Beautiful yellow Vintage Glass Seed Beads strung on raffia about 36" long.  The beads are 7 mm. Funky Frog found these in the beads market in Ghana.
  • Large White Vintage Seed Beads Large White Vintage Seed Beads
    Beautiful white Vintage Glass Seed Beads strung on raffia about 36" long.  The beads are 6 mm. Funky Frog found these in the beads market in Ghana.
  • Large Yellow Vintage Glass Beads Large Yellow Vintage Glass Beads
    Beautiful Yellow Vintage Glass Beads strung on raffia about 38" long.  The beads are squashed bicone about 5x7 mm. Funky Frog found these in the beads market in Ghana.
  • Large Black Vintage Glass Beads Large Black Vintage Glass Beads
    Beautiful black Vintage Glass Beads strung on raffia about 38" long.  The beads are squashed bicone about 5x7 mm. Funky Frog found these in the beads market in Ghana.
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    Polka Dot Blue Vintage Glass Beads Polka Dot Blue Vintage Glass Beads
    About 50 gorgeous black Polka Dot blue glass Vintage Beads around 12x15 mm strung on string 30" long. Funky Frog found these in a favourite Trader's stall in Ghana. They are vintage beads so will show their age with small imperfections which only adds to their beauty.
  • Polka Dot Pink Vintage Glass Beads Polka Dot Pink Vintage Glass Beads
    About 50 gorgeous black Polka Dot pink glass Vintage Beads around 12x15 mm strung on string 30" long. Funky Frog found these in a favourite Trader's stall in Ghana. They are vintage beads so will show their age with small imperfections which only adds to their beauty.
  • Vintage Blue Glass Beads Vintage Blue Glass Beads
    About 71 gorgeous turquoise blue glass Beads around 11 mm strung on string 25" long. Funky Frog found these in a favourite Trader's stall at Koforidua Market, Ghana.
  • vintage Kakamba Beads vintage Kakamba Beads

    Kakamba Beads Various 2

    $20.00$30.00
    There are 4 strands of Kakamba Prosser for you to choose from. These are great spacer beads. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • Vintage Kakamba Beads Vintage Kakamba Beads
    A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 24" long. There are 4 strands for you to choose from. These are great spacer beads. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • Vintage Kakamba Beads Vintage Kakamba Beads
    A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 24" long. There are 5 strands for you to choose from. These are great spacer beads. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • Vintage Kakamba Beads Vintage Kakamba Beads
    A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 24" long. There are 4 strands for you to choose from. These are great spacer beads. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • Vintage Black with Millefiori insets Tubular Beads about 10 x 25 mm. These beads were a real find at the Koforidua Beads Market in Ghana! Several clients have shopped exclusively for black and white beads hence this ‘collection’ was born. There is a whole drawer full of Black and White Goodness now on line! $1.50/bead  
  • Black and White Beads Black and White Beads

    Black+White

    $2.00$4.50
    Two mixes of Vintage Glass Beads to choose from. Several clients have shopped exclusively for black and white beads hence this ‘collection’ was born. There is a whole drawer full of Black and White Goodness now on line!
  • Vintage Glass Beads Vintage Glass Beads

    Vintage Glass Beads

    $6.00$24.00
    Vintage Glass Beads that look a bit like glass seeds. You can choose out of 4 variations of 4 strands of various colours or a strand of white glass beads. These glass beads have an opalescent quality and come in pink, green, grey, blue and white. The white beads are about 2x12 mm. The other coloured beads are about 4x9 mm.
  • 24 Orange Vintage Glass tubular beads on cord. Each bead is about 14x14 mm. Beautiful bright orange beads to add pizzaz to any project.  
  • Small Glass Beads Small Glass Beads
    Strand of vintage small glass tubular Green beads strung on raffia 34" long. The beads are about 4 mm.  
  • Small Glass Beads Small Glass Beads
    A Strand of  about 112 vintage small glass Lime Green beads strung on raffia 35" long. The beads are barrel shaped and about 5x8 mm.  
  • Translucent tubular vintage Fulani glass beads strung on string 36" long.  The average bead is about 4x 10 mm but there are varying sizes. This is a gorgeous blue and a delicate bead.
  • Vintage Snake Beads Vintage Snake Beads

    Snake Beads

    $35.00$70.00
    Colourful Vintage Glass Snake Beads … interlocking Czech glass beads are called Snake trade beads mainly because of its similarity to the snake vertebrae. The beads date back from the early 1900s. These beads were traded and imported directly from a Trader in Ghana, W.Africa #1 2 strands of Vintage Snake Beads in various colours and sizes. You would receive 2 strands shown while quantities last. #2 A strand of colourful Vintage Snake Beads strung on raffia 24″ long. Beads are around 5 mm with a few tiny 3 mm beads. #3  A strand of colourful Vintage Snake Beads with some Czech Button Beads strung on raffia 24″ long. Beads are around 8mm.
  • Snake Beads Snake Beads

    Snake Beads

    $35.00$125.00
    Colourful  Vintage Glass Snake Beads ... interlocking Czech glass beads are called Snake trade beads mainly because of its similarity to the snake vertebrae. The beads date back from the early 1900s. These beads were traded and imported directly from a Trader in Ghana, W.Africa #1  4 strands of Vintage Snake Beads in various colours and sizes. You would receive all 4 strands shown while quantities last. #2 A strand of Vintage Snake Beads strung on raffia 24" long. Beads are around 7-8mm. #3 A strand of Vintage Snake Beads strung on raffia 26" long. Beads are around 8 mm. #4 A strand of Vintage Snake Beads strung on string 24" long. Beads are around 8 mm. #5 A strand of Vintage Snake Beads strung on raffia 24" long. Beads are around 5 mm.
  • A strand of various  Vintage Glass Snake Beads strung on raffia about 32" long. There are large yellow Snake Beads about 7 x 7 mm. Slightly smaller thinner Red Snake Beads that are about 4x7 mm. Red snake Beads that start out small 4 mm and graduate up to a large Snake bead that is 10 x 10 mm. These are quite unusual. And lastly there are tiny flower shaped disk beads in brown.  These are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. You will receive the strand in the photo $45 / strand
  • Vintage Snake Beads Vintage Snake Beads

    Snake Beads

    $35.00$65.00
    Mainly navy and yellow Vintage Glass Snake Beads … interlocking Czech glass beads are called Snake trade beads mainly because of its similarity to the snake vertebrae. The beads date back from the early 1900s. These beads were traded and imported directly from a Trader in Ghana, W.Africa #1 2 strands of Vintage Snake Beads in various colours and sizes. You would receive 2 strands shown while quantities last. #2 A strand of mainly navy and yellow Vintage Snake Beads strung on raffia 24″ long. Beads are around 8mm. #3 A strand of mainly navy and yellow Vintage Snake Beads strung on raffia 24″ long. Beads are around 8 mm.
  • A strand of mixed Browns Vintage Glass Spacer Beads strung on cord about 6" long. The beads are about 1 x 7 mm. These are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. $10/strand
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    4 strands of  Vintage Glass Snake Beads strung on cord. Brown Snake Beads are 7mm on cord about 7" long. The Yellow Snake Beads are 7 mm on cord about 5.5" long.  Red Snake Beads are 7 mm on cord about 7" long. The translucent green Snake Beads are 6 mm on cord about 6" long. These are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. You will receive the 4 strands in the photo. $35/ 4 strands
  • A strand of pink and black Vintage Glass Snake Beads strung on cord about 5.5" long. The beads are about 7 mm. These are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. You will receive a strand in the photo. $8/strand
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    A strand of colourful Vintage Glass Snake Beads strung on cord about 6" long. The beads are about 7 mm. These are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. You will receive the longer  strand in the photo while available . The second strand is of Colourful Snake Beads that are slightly larger  on cord 4" long. Please contact us if you would like the shorter strand. $8/ 6" strand $5/ 4" strand
  • A strand of mainly soft yellow and blue Vintage Glass Snake Beads strung on cord about 24" long. The beads are about 7 mm. These are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. You will receive the strand in the photo $35 / strand
  • These blue Vintage Vinyl Beads are strung on string and a strand is 30" long.The tiny 'heishi' beads are about 2 mm. You will receive a strand that is similar to the ones in the photos. These Vinyl Beads make great spacer beads. Folklore has it that these beads were made from old records but apparently they are actually made from an early rubber product called Vulcanite. Vulcanite is a hard, moldable rubber that has been formed by “vulcanizing” natural rubber through a curing process that involves high heat and the addition of sulfur. The result is a hard substance sometimes called “ebonite” that was used in the Victorian period to make mourning jewelry, combs, ornaments and buttons.  
  • A strand of about 63 vintage Cherry red Bohemian Glass beads strung on string 24" long. This strand has mostly translucent dark cranberry beads with several opaque beads. Each tubular bead is approx. 22x6 mm . The strand of beads you receive would be similar to the photo with some variations.
  • A strand of 32 old bohemian oval red glass beads with two tubular red glass beads and one black glass bead strung on fishing wire about 24" long. The beads are handcrafted so vary in size, colour and shape. The average size is about 12 x 15 mm.

  • A strand of 27 old Bohemian oval red glass Tomato beads with three large Tomato Beads  strung on fishing wire about 24" long. This strand is a mix of reds, a mix of sizes gorgeous beads. These beads were found for Funky Frog  by Hidir, a trader in the Koforidua Beads Market.

  • Jumbo Red Vintage Glass Beads that are 27x44 mm with a large about 5 mm hole. These glass beads show their age with slight imperfections. The big beads would make a terrific statement necklace!  
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    Bohemian Red Glass Beads Bohemian Red Glass Beads
    A strand of about 70 vintage  red Bohemian Glass beads strung on string 24" long. This strand has mostly round and some tubular beads. Each bead is approx. 7 mm . The strand of beads you receive would be the same as in the photo.
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    Very large translucent yellow Vintage Glass Balls. Would make an amazing focal point of a very dramatic necklace! The beads are a whopping 30 mm in diameter with a very large opening which is about 5 mm. They are beautiful and sparkling in the sunlight. A very soft yellow.
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    Jumbo Pink Vintage Glass Beads that are 25x46 mm with a large about 5 mm hole. These glass beads show their age with slight imperfections. The big beads would make a terrific statement necklace!  
  • About 74 Small oval vintage Bohemian Glass beads strung on fisherman wire 32" long. Each bead is about 7 x 10 mm. There will be variations in colour, size and shape. These beads were found in Koforidua Beads Market.
  • A strand of 30 large round vintage red Tomato Beads with one large tube bead.  You will receive the strand shown in image. These beads show they have traveled continents! Please contact us if you would like a specific strand. These beads were found for Funky Frog  by Hidir, a trader in the Koforidua Beads Market.

  • A strand of Igbo Bug Brass beads interspersed with opaque bright red glass beads about 20" long strung on plastic wire. You will received a strand similar to the ones in the photos. These beads are handmade so there will be variations in the size, shape and colour of the beads. These red beads are opaque and a light bright red ... there are also strands with translucent ruby red glass beads interspersed among the igbo bug brass beads. The last photo shows the two 'reds' together. These strands of beads  make a delightful, quite exotic necklace ...
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    Vintage Tomato Beads Vintage Tomato Beads
    A strand of 31 old bohemian oval red Tomato glass beads strung on string about 22" long. The beads are handcrafted so vary in size, colour and shape. The average size is about 10 x 12 mm.

  • Red Vintage Glass Beads Red Vintage Glass Beads
    Large Venetian Vintage Glass beads found in the Agboblushi Market in Accra, Ghana. The trader told me these beads were from northern Nigeria but I have not been able to find out anything about them. So if you have any info I would love to hear from you! The beads are a whopping 28 mm and are a beautiful wine colour. $2/bead
  • A Contemporary Bodom style Yellow Glass Bead with a silvery blue-grey swirled teardrop inlay made to look like Old Trade Beads. These were found in the Agboblushi Market in Accra ... the trader said they were from Abijhan, Cote d'Ivoire ... they remind me of fimo beads with a soft smooth feel .. the bead is round but squashed about 14x23 mm with a large almost 3mm hole .. the beads are handcrafted so will vary quite a bit in shape, size and pattern. You will receive on that looks like the beads in the photo. $3/bead
  • A Contemporary Bodom style Yellow Glass Bead with a red swirled teardrop inlay made to look like Old Trade Beads. These were found in the Agboblushi Market in Accra ... the trader said they were from Abijhan, Cote d'Ivoire ... they remind me of fimo beads with a soft smooth feel .. the bead is round about 20x23 mm with a large almost 3mm hole .. the beads are handcrafted so will vary quite a bit in shape, size and pattern. You will receive on that looks like the beads in the photo. $5/bead
  • A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 24" long. The glass beads are about 3-4 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads.3/4 of the beads are a translucent yellot and the rest are an opaque yellow, black and red mix. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 32" long. The beads are about 8 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads.The beads are a gorgeous translucent light green. There are two strands very similar to choose from. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • Vintage Kakamba Beads Vintage Kakamba Beads

    Kakamba Beads 11or12mm

    $30.00$35.00
    A strand of over 150 Kakamba Prosser Beads about 32" long. There are two different strands to choose from. These are great spacer beads. The bead is a shade of translucent green. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • A strand of over 125 Kakamba Prosser Beads about 31" long. The beads are about 12 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads.The beads are a translucent light green. You will get one or other of the strands shown. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • Vintage Kakamba Beads
    A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 30" long. The beads are about 7-8 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads.The beads are a translucent various shade of green. You will get the strand shown. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
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    A strand of about 74 Kakamba Prosser Beads on string 30" long. Each bead is about 11 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 30" long. The glass beads are about 6-9 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads. You will receive the strand displayed. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 30" long. The glass beads are about 7 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads. You will receive one of the strands displayed. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 32" long. The glass beads are about 9 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads. You will receive the strand displayed with the penny. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
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    A strand of blue Kakamba Prosser Beads about 34" long. The glass beads are about 8 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 22" long. The glass beads are about 6-12 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads. You will receive the strand displayed. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 32" long. There are two of these stands that are very similar. However you can choose between the strand where the beads are all about 12 mm or the strand where the beads vary between 9 to 12 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads.The majority are a translucent green with some that are speckled with white. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.
  • A strand of Kakamba Prosser Beads about 23" long. The glass beads are about 6-9 mm in diameter. These are great spacer beads. An assortment of colours and sizes. You will receive the strand shown. Prosser beads are by extension any beads made by the 'Prosser' technique, invented by the Prosser brothers in 1840 in England for the purpose of making buttons. The process consists of molding a cold paste under great pressure and then firing it. Prosser Beads were distinct from other European trade beads in that they were produced in a great variety of colors, and were also translucent. They were received particularly well in the town of Kakamba in the Republic of the Congo – hence the name Kakamba Prosser Beads.

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